Appeal No. 1997-1349
Application 08/520,629
a stylus attached to the display in a single parallel position.
However, we find that Cohen neither teaches nor suggests any
additional stylus positions or attachments other than the one
depicted in Fig. 1. Accordingly, we reverse the rejection of
claims 46 through 54 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over the different
combinations of Kunii, Cohen, Takach, and Nigro.
Turning to the rejection of claims 79 through 82,
Appellants on pages 12 through 14 of the brief argue that the
second mounting element including rear hinges connected to the
reverse surface of the display, as recited in claim 79, is not
taught by Kunii. Appellants state that Kunii is also silent
with regard to the second element supporting flexible
electrical conductors for electrically coupling the display and
the housing.
The Examiner on page 4 of the answer argues that Kunii’s
keyboard and the display are inherently connected by electrical
conductors. In addition to above arguments related to the
independent claim 24, the Examiner further states that Kunii’s
hinge does show the second mounting element as recited in the
independent claim 79.
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